The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-01-02


goes out to de springs. Reckon she an her
ma agoin' for a cool summer in de noun
tains ~
Pretty. indeed, was Daisy Robinot as she
sat i'm her light travelling drass by her white
Haired mother. Her own glossy hair was
as brown the water i'll the mountain
streams and the b., eyes under their long
lashes shone as bright the glow worm
in the prairie twilight Uncle Dick Rux
ton stoprd to speak to the pair before ha
went to the smoking compartment To enjoy
"a cigar with a friend, To whom he dis
coursed a. was his wont.
''Of course she's pretty said he II
don't know no likeler loOkin' gal this side
OF the mountains, but I'll JUS: tell you one
thing, an that is tibet she can't hold a can
die t., what her mother when l fust
knowed her. Blame me ii she didn't jest
lay over the whole crowd i'll st. IIouii
when ! was youngster an used 10 trap
for her father, old Flandreu Lots OF the
boys mashed her. but she didn't care
for no one but young Teller namesi Ham
lin. When the call come fur troops for the
Mexican war he got "A commission IN DOM
phan's regiment. an, blame me. eft he
didn't strike a streak of mighty bad luck.
fur he took sick an died before they
got to the Ration mountains. She was Jest
everlastingly broke uIs poor little gall She
lived ON fur years, not ,eeInin' to take no
interest nor To care for nobody. but after
while. when she warnt no longer young
an was kind % lonesome that frller Rob
mot come along an wouldn't take No for
an answer an she married him. H."
passed in his checks five years ago, leavm
her this one little gal. an mighty well
fixed. l allow they kin go where they
like an do what they please. The gals
n daisy, you bet! She along with her
uncle when the general took them English
swells out the plains He he'd me for
scout, an | see all that was agoin' on
There was young captain in the ecsort
that mighty sweet her, an l al
lowed she liked him AN would hev been glad
To- see Of him; but his regiments
gone out to- Fort Lewis, an l reckon he
couldn't get no leave along of them Indian
troubles -
The frontiersmen stopped and scraped
match To- reliSht his cigar. The train sped
ON toward the setting sun, until that orb
sank, i'm blazing light, under the rim of
the prairie, and the solemn, silent ni..ht
threw its mantle over the near and distant
scene. Through its long hours, as th.ou"h
those OF day, the untrins IRON horse, with
memorable strength, whIrled the lol,S train
toward the mountains.
1t was early in the morning that a sud
den stop made. Uncle Dick went to
reconnoter and soon came back To- report.
MISS DdfST anu IiOtntT WtTe sltll1lS In
| their section as he approached
| "We've struck streak of bad luck now,"
| said he. ''Somethin's broke on the engine
| an they've got to telegraph ahead for
| another She can't be- here for three hours
| at least "
| Where are wes'' asked Mrs. Robinot
| Well, by this new tangled way of reck-
onin' they call this mile POST No $40, but
know very inch of this ground, an we're
L rRtEf thx. gh.ss.
I've he'd manly good time-Bent's old
| fort"
| To the surprise of her daughter Mrs. Rob
mot started sharply, rose almost to hei
feet, turned pale md then flushed To heI
| eyes. Only with a great effort did she
command herself sufficiently to speak.
"Can we not visit that fort,'' she asked.
well, it amt fur away and it's only "a
/ matter of crOesin' the river il kin get
| some kind Of boat or raft. I'll go an sse, ="
| and he left the two women by themselves.
The mother took her daughters hand and
turned to her.
| my child" sAid she, In . low Tone
many years ago lost . dear friend, who
died far far away, - Il then seemed: and
the place where he was buried has been to
me, through all the part Of my life which
has passed since then. as II in some other
worhl. Now, what you may call chance
has arrested our progress near n slot of
which hear the name repeated for the first
time since the courier brought the s;id news
TO me, Young girl like you. 1t would make
me happier to- look for once at that lonely
| grave She sat silent for n time, closely
pressing the girls hand, and then Uncl.,
| Dick returned.
1T warnt such a bad streak of luck
arter ALL y said he. with n broad smile on
his honest face ''Thars IA couple of officers
an u squad o men tibet s been c;Impe,l near
here takin some photographs. They ~
over thar tn the fort now, an we'll hail
'em an git 'em To send their raft fur us
They walked down the sIopin.s bank. and
when they pushed their way between the
cottonwood trees, which Obstructesl the view
there was the ancient fort ruined and Iii
lapislatett. but preserving something of its
OLD form ami dimensions. A hail brought
IA raft polcsl by two soldiers aEd in a few
moments Mrs. l;obinot, guided 10y Uncle
/ Dick to the northwestern corner. found the
grave of him who had been laid the II, ncarly
forty years before. The woosi of the head
boarI was hard ~ iron; no van,Ial hanI had
invaded this humble imitation of a Gods
acre. and the name could still IL. deci-
! phered Mrs. Robinot overtprn,. for a
moment. ami she held her handkerchief to
her eyes while Uncle Dick was speaking
Yer hesln't orter take on. now really,
ma am" said he. HE was a COOL maI
an brave man. AMI he went tn glory nigh
on forty years ago. l allow you amt got
no call 70 gricve fur him now. an here,
the captain come to- pay his respects.
Mrs Robinrt removed ncr handkerchief
from. her eyes only ,. start more Violently
thaE before. Tor, facin,, her, cap iii hand
and smiling, the living counterpart al
him who had come, when they both wcr'
Young IT, hi her goHi-by, and in uni
| form too And then, stranger still, ii
|
eyes introduced to hrr tins breathing ~.
min.lar OF the past.
Mamma" ~ai she this is an obi a.
puaintan. of mine | toll yon met Eir
IN the plains. but perhaps 1 dii not men
tion his nLtns-capt. Leonard HaInlin -
''Ot thu til cavalry very much at yoar
service" said the officer, and nam SAX.